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Alison Ricafrente

Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterORCID 0000-0002-8356-5319Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:mouse· 2

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Adiza AbassiD· 2 shared Aelita Arshakyan· 2 shared Apurwa TrivediiD· 2 shared Lena J. HeungiD· 2 shared Sreemoyee AcharyaiD· 2 shared Amy Vichaidit· 1 shared Shuyi Chen· 1 shared Tyler Olson· 1 shared

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ImmunologybioRxivPreprintJun 11, 2026

TREM2 drives monocyte-derived macrophage responses to Cryptococcus neoformans

Adiza Abass, Alison Ricafrente, Apurwa Trivedi…·Lena J. Heung

This study identifies TREM2 as a DAP12-associated receptor that inhibits macrophage antifungal responses to Cryptococcus neoformans by reducing fungal uptake and M1 polarization.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.10.731331

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ImmunologyPLoS PathogensPeer-reviewedApr 7, 2026

GM-CSF orchestrates monocyte and granulocyte responses to Cryptococcus gattii

Alison Ricafrente, Sreemoyee Acharya, Shuyi Chen…·Lena J. Heung

This study shows GM-CSF promotes harmful immune responses to C. gattii by facilitating macrophage and eosinophil activity while blocking neutrophil entry, leading to increased fungal burden and lung damage.

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